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Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1 Lyrics By James Brown

    yeah yeah yeah
    yeah yeah yeah
    popcorn yeah yeah yeah popcorn

    some like ’em fat and some like ’em tall
    some like ’em short skinny legs and all
    i like ’em boss huh i like ’em proud
    and when they walk you know they draw a crowd
    see you gotta have a mother for me
    yeah yeah yeah popcorn looka here

    there was a time when i was all alone
    i had a secret thought i was gone
    somebody dug me said now i see
    what you are doin’ brother
    to stay ahead of me
    but when i get burnt ha i use some sav
    and when i want some lovin’
    a mother she got to have
    see you got to have a mother for me
    yeah popcorn oh uh
    yeah yeah yeah yeah
    yeah yeah popcorn huh
    ow ow popcorn

    uh yeah yeah yeah
    looka here ha good god
    ha uh looka here
    do the popcorn and do the horse
    show everybody where you at
    you gotta be boss
    the way you do your little thing
    step in a small ring
    and jump back baby
    james brown’s gonna do his thing
    popcorn yeah yeah yeah
    sometime sometime i’m feelin’ low
    sometime i’m feelin’ low
    i call another brother
    talkin’ about maceo
    maceo blow your horn
    don’t talk no trash ha
    play me some popcorn
    maceo come on
    uh popcorn ha

    maceo parker saxophone

    Artist: James Brown

    Year: 1969

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 145